Floor 2, Room 3

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JOYOUS DAY

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[lustro]

[ That - implies a lot of things Ginger will firmly not think about right now. ]

What is it then?

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Actin' cute, mainly.

[ Ginger can figure out what that means. ]

[lustro]

[ He will… think… about it. ]

Mrm… I don’t know about that. [ When did that happen - ] Maybe you’re crazy.

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Heh, you'd rather believe that I'm crazy rather than that you're cute?

[lustro]

[ You know what, he nods. It would explain everything actually. ]

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[ ...He seriously nodded... ]

Man, have a little more faith in my sense of aesthetics, would you?

[lustro]

What’s that? Are you sure you have any?

[ Laughing a little at Day’s expression. ]

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Now you're just bein' cheeky.

[ ...Well, if Ginger's mood is a little improved, then mission accomplished? ]

[lustro]

I’ll accept cheeky over cute.

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Being cheeky's part of your cute charm, though.

[lustro]

[ Just when he thought he was safe - aaaaaaaa, he has to cover his face again, his red ears the only telltale sign of embarrassment. ]

Stop. Day. I’m gonna die at this rate.

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I'm surprised you ain't dead yet if it's this easy to embarrass you.

[ He can practically hear the laugh in Day's voice. ]

[lustro]

[ He does hear it. What a jerk… ]

But you keep doing it, so what does that say about you?

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That I'm living up to my duty to bringing serenity, I'd think.

[ It's not actually a very serious answer, but it probably stands out that he's using a word like "serenity" here? ]

[lustro]

Serenity?? How…

[ He peeks over his fingers, studying Day as another question comes to mind. Hrm. How to ask this… ]

Is this you when you don’t hold back?

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Hm? What do you mean?

[lustro]

Well… You just feel - less tethered today, if that makes sense.

[ Does it make sense? He doesn’t know how to explain it. Day just seemed… lighter. Maybe it’s because Ginger got to see some new smiles from him…? ]

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[ Oh. Is that how he comes off, despite the fact he's here because people got hurt? ...He's not sure how to feel about that. ]

Huh. Maybe it's 'cause I'm chatting with a friend. [ And he's not saying this to be smooth or anything, it's just an observation that came to mind. ]

/2

[lustro]

[ He nods. Makes sense!

…

Wait… Day’s words catch up to his brain… ]

Me?? We’re friends?? Oh -

[lustro]

Oh. We’re friends.

[ It’s that soft happy feeling again, like all the flowers are in bloom. ]

Wow…

[ That brings his list of friends to almost a handful. ]

I really like that.

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[ See, this is what he means about Ginger acting cute, damn. ]

You sound so surprised.

[lustro]

I just don’t have a lot of friends.

[ One whole friend before arriving here. The rest were coworkers - and his parents. And granted, it’s Ginger’s own fault.

He doesn’t need anyone but Rum. ]

I didn’t think I wanted more. But - it’s so easy to talk to you, so this is nice. That, um, you want to be friends.

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[ "I didn’t think I wanted more." gives Day pause, for the briefest of moments. To him, it sounds rather lonely, though perhaps he isn't one to talk when it's debatable whether he had many friends before he moved to the city either. ]

I think you're easy to talk to too. 'Course I want to be friends.

[lustro]

[ Soft: ]

Yeah.

[ Let’s be friends, Day.

Why the different attitude now? Ginger doesn’t really know. Maybe it’s because Rum’s not here and Ginger has nothing to be possessive of. And Ginger… he needs something. There’s an itch in him that - needs.

… Is it okay to let Day be a part of that? Maybe he should warn him… ]

But - you can’t take it back.

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[ Day, who doesn't quite realise what exactly he's agreeing to: ]

I ain't plannin' on it.

[ Not of his own will, anyway. He still doesn't know what an angel is, but... Once all is said and done, time and distance will wear on, even if by some chance Ginger could remember him. ]